Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-16

aponsibls to-any amount toos en- sswm
bel. s4f9 be was sorry bra be had b1t
one vacAnf Foom ard q esnkained bal
one bed. -Stiil.n be sid, Is became .
man whe VS. hsmud 80 stand for hts
bOuse Il Il kadn't bed h Il. sit rs .
very vide bed. very vide and gate Io1g.
Two esntieEnes eo1ld aiesp N Il gate
comfortably. and if Bua TIE Com
msndinR Being ct ny side aid fhst was
cutie ait0RstheF eos o. the question en-
ttresy. Qaite. He vas sorry far the
hers be looked a. ne. beeitated. bat
finally szid-QsntIeman. bat he oouldrAt
share His room with hin. He as sorry
for the-Gs1tlsmsn and bsped Be Dight
End comfortable lodgings, b1s he
couldn't PERMIT him 90 occ1py even
portion Of His bed. Then the CLERK
begged pard0u. and wss very sorry an0
ali that, bot this other gentleman bad
registered hrsf, and Is vas for him % say
vhst disposition should Be made o. this
lanelv rs0n aad solitary bed. ] has
tened 10 assaEe the ma isstio being that
u vas all right; be vas welcome 20 two
thirds Of the rs0m, all the looking glass
and one half Of the bed "No," be said,
very abruptly; II will SIS here BY tue
stowe and sleey 10 q chair. thank yo1-
sir. bal I v0ald not siesp With nv ovn
brother. prefer = room 70 myself.
msakiy told him that didn't know What
kind ~ man his brgtber vas, bat be 10
donbt did. and therefore aust coneiade
that be wasn't fit man t. sleep With.
Bat bis brother vas oat Of the question,
and II be wanted part Of nv c0ueh be
might have IL and welcome, aud would
agree not 70 think OF his brother. No.
sir" be said; 81 will sleep IN no mans
bed" / said I wouldn't. either, II
wasn't sleepy. bat when ! Wss sleepy
didn't care: I'd sleep With the King Of
England or the President, and wslldn't
esrs cent Who knew IT,
Well, went to ted. o1rled up under
the warm. soft blankets. and heard the
wind shrek and vail aud whistle aud
yell-how like al creation the Wind san
blow in Erie and a. the night Erew
csldeS and colder every minute, | fell
asleap and dreamed that heaven was
iuss forty eight miles west Of Duukirk.
About half past two or thFes O'Clock
there vas laundering rap ct the door.
and With a vague. hAlf-waking impres-
sion 10 my dreams that somebody from
the other place vas trying 70 get IN, !
said.
what IL it7"
1T IL |" answered 3 splendid voice,
which recognized at once. II am the
gentleman Who came on The tain vita
you"
EYES" answered: 'and what is the
mafteFT"
The splendid voice vas a trifle hum
bic as it replied:
II have changed nay mind abOat
sleeping with another man."
so have lF' yelled, 20 ioyousiy that
the very winds laughed 10 my merry
echo. so have II / wouldn't get out %
this warm bed 10 open the door for my
own brotheFF'
will close this story here. II
should write the language that vent
down that din, cold ball outside my room
you wouldn't print IL. Aud when Aext
morning / went skipping down stairs, a.
fresh a. a rose, aud saw that majestic
being knotted up IN hard arm chair,
looking hundred years old, said;
Better is a poor and wise child than
so old and foolish king. Who knoveth
net how 10 be admOnishsd. For out Of
prison be osmeth TO reign; whereas, also
be that il born IN bis kingdom beoom-
eth poor" This also Is vanity.